Hi guys! So here is chapter nine, with a Human in the story! I apologize if the chapter starts to get really stupid around the middle and stays that way to the end...I was reading so many Deathnote crack fics I think it really messed with the seriousness of this story...I might rewrite it but...I might not. Personally, I like the strange humor in this chap...(Forever alone)

Chapter Nine: Alice: A Cold World

Alice felt like she couldn't find her place in the world. Events, days, scenes seemed to rush by her, passing her by like whirlwinds, yet they didn't faze her, didn't affect her in any way. She felt like a still being, one of those people who were only there to watch, to see what the foolish world planned next, and had no interest in helping or hindering their plots, just plainly watching for her own amusement. All their petty ideas and wants were just stupid, childish, and she was one to talk, for she had just turned eleven.

At school, she was simply an outsider, someone people stayed away from, for she although she was quite beautiful for such a young girl, she was as silent as the bleak winter nights and as cold as the frigid gleaming icicles that hung on bare branches of dead trees, like the stalactites in dark caves. Her eyes were a delicate, irresistible shade of deep green, but her gaze was venomous, like a snake stalking its prey. No one wanted to bother with her and she wanted to bother with no one. They were all just there as pawns, characters of entertainment, right?

The only person that had ever fascinated her was, her father, who was an inventor, and she loved him, even if his inventions never succeeded. Her father had what most people didn't; a kind heart, determination and dreams, actual dreams, beautiful yet simple in its own way. Whenever she felt like the world was crashing down on her, he was always there to comfort her, to tell her everything was okay. And what surprised her most was that he wasn't lying. She really did believe it would get better.

Finally, one of his inventions had succeeded, a machine that could turn back time, so he could take her with him and show her when the world was young, when people were kind, gentle and noble. There was no way of getting rid of the horrid people because there were too many, and even though they all would eventually die, she was not compelled to wait that long for only new ones would sprout.

But then, the impossible happened. The machine was gone. She'd just come back from school, around four-o-clock as usual, and suddenly, she saw her father hunched at his desk, head buried in his arms. What had happened? How could he be so upset, so suddenly?

Something went wrong. Somehow the machine traveled to another time, a younger time, but still, the world was evil, only a short time after World War II. And somehow, the minute her father disappeared, running away into the woods, not far from there house, a sudden flash of white exploded around her and she was gone as well.

When she awoke, she was lying, freezing cold, half-buried in the thick snow, her summer dress soaked to her very skin. Her pale arms wrapped around her chest, trying her best to keep warm, legs going numb. As she walked she heard a sharp snap and she tripped, falling headfirst back into the cold, wet snow. Damn it, she thought. It had been so hot that day, she wore her skimpiest sandals. The strap must've broken off. Now she had to go barefoot. Stupid…

Alice looked around and ripped off large chunks of bark from a maple tree. The tree seemed to cry out, screaming at her on how she was tearing its skin, and yes, she did feel sorry for it, but she would die soon if her feet froze. She tore off the rest of her sandal straps and some pieces of her long dress and messily tied them onto the two chunks of bark as makeshift snowshoes. That should do it. For now…

So there she went, wandering off, exploring this new world, teeth chattering, goose bumps prickling all over her arms, shivering violently. The scratchy bark itched her soles but it was better than her feet going numb and giving up on her. Then she saw some object on a snowy hill, shinning silver from the sun's light in the distance. Alice always had an eye for shiny things. She ran towards it, curious on what it could be.

She glared when she saw it. There it was. The machine that ruined everything.

Orestes looked curiously at that girl, who although was quite beautiful for a Human, looked quite scary with her eye brows furrowed furiously and her dark eyes like slits. She seemed to hate the object, which told him something, either she knew about it…or she just hated it for no good reason. Orestes trusted his first instinct. He saw Marko plodding reluctantly towards him and he flew over, to ask him a question.

"Hey, Marko,"

"What's up, Oreo?"

"Do you think it's more likely that she knows what the thing does, or that she just hates it for no given reason?"

Marko thought for a second and then rolled his eyes.

"Um, it's kind of obvious, even for a guy like me…Obviously she hates it for no given reason…"

"How do you hate something with no given reason?"

"I hate your face. Done. I'm awesome…right…?"

"Shut up, Marko. Now why do you think she hates it?"

"I don't know. Hey, I'm not the brain. You figure that out,"

Ugh. Orestes mentally slapped himself in face. Marko was impossible. And here Orestes thought he wasn't the smartest bird in the world…

"I'll see if your plan works, Oreo. I'm gonna act cute and see what happens,"

And before Orestes could stop him, Marko pounced on the girl, showering her with wet doggy kisses.

Alice swore repeatedly in her mind. The lovesick damn dog wouldn't leave her alone. First, he just jumped on her and licked all over her face. Now she was going to become a victim of animal rape.

Then suddenly, an angel fell from the sky. Well, a very tiny, feathery, bird-like angel. The angry little Boreal owl began to peck furiously at the wolf's head, which drove him nuts, and suddenly, the bird was being harassed instead of her.

She got up, shaking the snow out of her dress, feeling stupid that she was still alive. Maybe this was why World War II started. Love was just like pepper. Quite good in reasonable amounts, murderous if used excessively.

She must have just experienced excessive love.

"What in the owl kingdom were you thinking?! Have you gone mad?! You almost killed that innocent child!" Orestes scolded him desperately.

Marko shook his head. Okay, so maybe he went a little overboard. Okay, fine. Maybe more than a little…

"But she smelled so good and I never ate in like…three fucking hours…! It was all I could do to not swallow her whole!"

"Have you ever heard of the story of Little Red Riding Hood?"

"No. Have you?"

"No. All I know is that it doesn't end well. For the wolf," Orestes purposely emphasized wolf, for his own pleasure.

"Hey, what's the problem? If I ate her we can actually take the object from her little fingers without her beating us half-dead with sticks!"

"We need help from the Human,"

"No, we don't, idiot," Marko muttered, annoyed.

Then without a second thought he grabbed the child's arm in his mouth and threw her around a dozen meters away, her shrill screams following her entire journey. He grinned evilly and took the object in his mouth and dropped it proudly at Orestes cold feet.

"What the owl was that all about?!"

"I got the object. Now let's check it out!"

"No. Dog. Go. Fetch."

Orestes angrily pointed with the tip of his talons at the poor girl, sprawling on the ground, looking sad and innocent, half-buried in the snow.

Marko rolled his eyes and swore under his breath as he ran away to get the stupid Human. Orestes wasn't as smart as he thought. The girl didn't like the cute act. She fucking hated it.

That blasted dog was going to pay, Alice thought horridly. First, it pretended that it loved her and then, the stupid thing threw her away into the distance, as if it hated the sight of her.

She sighed. What was wrong with the world these days?

That was pretty weird wasn't it? Please don't hate on this chap, it will get better after I stop reading crack fics. Oh, boy...

See you guys later! ^_^